Joe Fillmore vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Joe Fillmore
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Fillmore built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willis Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 4.94 and 1.482 for Joe Fillmore. By the career numbers, Willis Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fillmore and Willis Roberts

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.52
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.61
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.34
72.34
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
4.94
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.64
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9.72
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
9.6
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.23
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.2
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
40.89
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
40.38
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
6.36
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.06
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
36.37
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
35.01
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Joe Fillmore and Willis Roberts

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.54
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.87
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.35
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.61
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.04
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.32
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.53
91.53
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fillmore and Willis Roberts

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
560.98
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
82.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.51
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
42.07
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
180.49
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
131.71
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
112.2
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
44.58
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.5
20.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA